Follow Up

So, I have to wait until Monday to get the results of my glucose test. But it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I've heard all sorts of things about the drink you have to take, but it wasn't that bad. The only bad part was that it was orange flavored, and I don't like orange flavoring (bad for a Clemson fan, but I can't change my taste buds). So far, everything looks good and the doctor is happy with the way things are going.

Last night we went to a funeral home visitation for a family member on the Chavis side of the family. The thing about the Chavis side of the family is that my father-in-law was an only child, so he only has extended family, not siblings. But the extended family is huge! Anyway, this was the first time they had seen us in about two years and the first they had heard that we were going to have a baby. It also gave me a chance to see just how strong the Chavis genes were. Even though they are not siblings, Joe looks just like his cousins (with way more gray hair, he had a very stressful job as a firefighter). They all have the same exact nose! And Shawn looks just like his dad with a different nose and ears. So we heard a lot of people commenting on how much like his dad he looks from people that hadn't seen him in ages. The other interesting thing was to see just how much they look like Native Americans you see on tv on reservations and stuff like that. One of the women has pretty long hair and the first time I saw her I told Shawn she looked like she would fit right in on a reservation somewhere. Every single one of them has (or had) dark black hair and very tan skin. Now their children are even more diverse than Shawn and his sisters were. One of them even had blond hair. So, that gives me hope of actually having a baby that doesn't look like a clone of Shawn's nieces and nephews. Shawn is personally hoping for at least blue eyes, if not blue eyes and blond hair. I just hope that our poor baby isn't lily white like me and burns after being outside for more than 15 minutes. We shall see.